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More and more students are choosing to study at colleges and
universities in a foreign country.
Do the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks
IN RECENT YEARS, IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY COMMON FOR
SCHOOL GRADUATES TO STUDY OVERSEAS.WHILE THERE ARE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGES TO FOREIGN EDUCATION, I BELIEVE THAT ITS BENEFITS PALE INTO INSIGNIFICANSE WHEN COMPARED TO ITS DRAWBAKS.
THERE ARE A WIDE RANGE OF DISADVANTAGES TO STUDYING ABROAD.FROM A
FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW, WHEN STUDENTS STUDY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, THEY MAY HAVE TO COVER THE COST TUITION FEES, ACCOMODATION, TRAVEL EXPANSES, AND DAILY NECCESITIES, THUS FINDING IT CHALLENING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.ONCE THEY COME ACROSS A HEAVY FINANCIAL BURDEN, THEY RESORT TO WORKING PART-TIME TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME, WHICH CAN INTEREFERE WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE.BY ENCOUNTERING LANGUAGE BARRIES WHEN THEY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THEIR PROFESSORS, CLASSMATES, AND LOCAL PEOPLE, FOREIGN STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO COMPREHEND LECTURES, PARTICIPATE IN CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS, AND COMPLETE ASSIGMENTS, THEREBY LEADING TO FEELINGS OF ISOLATION AND FRUSTRATION.
IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, FOREIGN STUDENTS MUST OVERCOME
EMOTIONAL OBSTACLES SUCH AS HOMESICKNESS, DISCRIMINATION AND PREJUDICE.IF SCHOOL GRADUATER ARE FAR AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES OR FRIENDS AND FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS LIKE TRADITIONAL MEALS, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURAL PRACTICES,THEY MAY EXPERIENCE FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, HOMESICKNESS, AND LONELINESS, WHICH CAN IMPINGE ON THEIR ACADEMIC PURSUITS.FURTHERMORE, THROUGH FOREIGN EDUCATION, STUDENTS MIGHT EXPERINECE DISCRIMINATION SUCH AS VERBAL ABUSE AND DEREGATORY COMMENTS FROM THEIR PEERS AND EVEN FACULTY MEMBERS, WHICH TAKES A TOLL ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.WHEN STUDENTS COME FROM DIFFERENT NATIONALITY, RACE, AND RELIGION, THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PEER GROUPS, THEREBY STUGGLING TO MAKE FRIENDS AND INTEGRATE INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
IN CONCLUSION, ALTHOUGH STUDYING ABROAD YIELDS BENEFITS/ RESULT IN
DRAWBACKS, I THINK THAT ITS DRAWBACKS ARE FAR MORE SIGNIFICANT ITS POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES.